There warn't anybody at the church, except maybe a hog or two, for there warn't any lock on the door, and hogs likes a puncheon floor in summer-time because it's cool. If you notice, most folks don't go to church only when they've got to; but a hog is different.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Twain jokes that hogs enter unlocked church floors freely while people only go when forced.
- In plain terms
- Hogs go to church more than people do.
- What can you take from it?
- People often avoid religious attendance without external obligation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you attend?
- Is choice meaningful?
Another view
The comparison reduces people to animals which can be offensive.
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